Historical Year Data · 2003

Housing Starts: 5+ Units in 2003

Housing Starts: 5+ Units opened 2003 at 275 and closed at 381, a +38.55% move for the year. The high of 381 was reached on December 1, and the low of 238 on April 1.

Open

275

2003-01

381

12 data points

High

381

Dec 1

Low

238

Apr 1

Full Year Change

+38.55%

2002 Change

+0.96%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	275	275	275	275	+0.00%
Feb	298	298	298	298	+0.00%
Mar	293	293	293	293	+0.00%
Apr	238	238	238	238	+0.00%
May	333	333	333	333	+0.00%
Jun	325	325	325	325	+0.00%
Jul	326	326	326	326	+0.00%
Aug	316	316	316	316	+0.00%
Sep	339	339	339	339	+0.00%
Oct	307	307	307	307	+0.00%
Nov	351	351	351	351	+0.00%
Dec	381	381	381	381	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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